How to Enable Remi Repository to Install Latest LAMP Stack
If you are a system administrator, a developer, or a DevOps engineer, chances are that at some point you’ve had to set up (or work with) a LAMP (Linux / Apache / MySQL or MariaDB…
How to Setup MySQL Master-Slave Replication on RHEL 8
MySQL Replication is a process where data from one server is automatically copied or replicated onto another backup server in real-time. Replication provides redundancy and fault tolerance and gives the user peace of mind that…
How to Install PostgreSQL and pgAdmin in CentOS 8
PostgreSQL is a powerful, widely-used, open-source, multi-platform, and advanced object-relational database system known for its proven architecture, reliability, data integrity, robust feature set, and extensibility. pgAdmin is an advanced, open-source, full-featured, and web-based administration and…
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in March 2021
See full table In March 2021 GoDaddy had the most reliable hosting company site, with no failed requests and the fastest average connection time amongst the top 10 of 6ms. GoDaddy provides services that allow…
LFCA: How to Monitor Basic System Metrics in Linux – Part 8
This article is Part 8 of the LFCA series, here in this part, you will acquaint yourself with the general system administration commands to monitor basic system metricks and schedule administrative tasks in the Linux…
How to Configure FirewallD in RHEL, CentOS and Fedora
Net-filter as we all know it’s a firewall in Linux. Firewalld is a dynamic daemon to manage firewalls with support for network zones. In the earlier version, RHEL & CentOS 6 we have been using…
How to Install Mosh Shell as SSH Alternative on Linux
Mosh, which stands for Mobile Shell is a command-line application which is used for connecting to the server from a client computer, over the Internet. It can be used as SSH and contains more feature…
LFCA: How to Manage Software Packages in Linux – Part 7
This article is Part 7 of the LFCA series, here in this part, you will acquaint yourself with the general system administration commands to manage software packages in the Linux system. As a systems administrator,…
Gdu – A Pretty Fast Disk Usage Analyzer for Linux
In this article, we will take a look at gdu an open-source disk usage analyzer written in go. Gdu is inspired by godu, dua, ncdu, and df. The gdu tool is created for SSD drives…
How to Install SQLite and SQLite Browser in Ubuntu
SQLite is a lightweight, small and self-contained RDBMS in a C library. Popular databases like MySql, PostgreSQL, etc. works in the client-server model and they have a dedicated process running and controlling all the aspects…
March 2021 Web Server Survey
In the March 2021 survey we received responses from 1,187,527,949 sites across 263,355,616 unique domains and 10,847,682 web-facing computers. This reflects a loss of 16,724,462 sites, but a gain of 313,561 domains and 81,076 computers….
LFCA: Learn to Manage Time and Date in Linux – Part 6
This article is Part 6 of the LFCA series, here in this part, you will acquaint yourself with the general system administration commands to manage time and date settings in the Linux system. Time is…
LFCA: Learn User Account Management – Part 5
As a Linux system administrator, you will be tasked with ensuring the smooth flow of all IT operations in your organization. Given that some IT operations are intertwined, a systems administrator usually wears many hats…
10 Best Udemy Google Cloud Platform Courses in 2021
Google Cloud Platform is a suite of cloud computing services that share its running environment with the same infrastructure that Google uses internally for its end-user products e.g YouTube, Gmail, and Google Search. It consists…
How to Use Break and Continue Statements in Shell Scripts
In this article, we will take a look at how to use a break and continue in bash scripts. In bash, we have three main loop constructs (for, while, until). Break and continue statements are…
How to Use until Loop in Your Shell Scripts
In bash for, while, and until are three loop constructs. While each loop differs syntactically and functionally their purpose is to iterate over a block of code when a certain expression is evaluated. Until loop…
LFCA: Learn Basic Networking Commands – Part 4
At any given time when using your PC which is connected to a router, you will be part of a network. Whether you are in an office environment or simply working from home, your computer…
10 Best Udemy Android Development Courses in 2021
Android Software development involves creating applications for devices that are running the Android Operating System using Kotlin, Java, and C++ languages via the Android software development kit. Of course, it is possible to work with…
Flurry of reboots signal Exchange Server patching
Over 100,000 Outlook Web Access servers have been rebooted since Microsoft released security updates for the ProxyLogon remote code execution vulnerability. The subsequent flurry of reboot activity is likely indicative of many Microsoft Exchange servers…
3.6 million websites taken offline after fire at OVH datacenters
Around 3.6 million websites across 464,000 distinct domains were taken offline after the major fire at an OVHcloud datacenter site in Strasbourg overnight. More than 18% of the IP addresses attributed to OVH in Netcraft’s…
Feeding Frenzy as criminal groups stake their claim on Outlook Web Access servers
This weekend, several days after Tuesday 2nd March when Microsoft released fixes for the ProxyLogon vulnerability, Netcraft found more than 99,000 unpatched Outlook Web Access servers accessible on the internet — of which several thousand…
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in February 2021
See full table Choopa.com took the top spot as the most reliable hosting company site in February. The top five hosting company sites all had no failed requests during the month, with the ranking decided…
February 2021 Web Server Survey
In the February 2021 survey we received responses from 1,204,252,411 sites across 263,042,054 unique domains and 10,766,606 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 6,270,052 sites, 92,829 domains, and 116,789 computers. nginx is top of…
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in January 2021
See full table Rackspace kicked off 2021 with the most reliable hosting company site in January. The top five hosting company sites each responded to all of Netcraft’s requests in January and were separated by…
January 2021 Web Server Survey
In the January 2021 survey we received responses from 1,197,982,359 sites across 262,949,225 unique domains and 10,649,817 web-facing computers. This reflects a gain of 95,900 computers, but a loss of 30.13 million sites and 465,000…
Are Blogs A Dying Art Form, Or The Vinyl Albums Of Online Content?
YouTube. Podcasts. Even Netflix, Facebook, and Twitter. But… LiveJournal, anyone? No? Believe it or not, before the modern era of online content being almost exclusively streamed audio or video, there was a time when we…
23 Best Open Source Text Editors (GUI + CLI) in 2021
Text editors can be used for writing code, editing text files such as configuration files, creating user instruction files, and many more. In Linux, text editors are of two kinds that is the graphical user…
Top 5 Reasons To Choose WordPress® For Your Business
In 2021, consumers will rely even more on the web and social media to solve problems and buy products. If a business isn’t on the web, it’s basically invisible. But what’s the best way to…
WordPress® Auto-Updates: Should You Use Them?
Open Source projects like WordPress have empowered over a billion people to have an online presence. One factor that plagues the Open Source community is hackers. The nature of Open Source and its security transparency…
How To Use A Remote MySQL® Database With cPanel
The MySQL database server is a core component of millions of content management systems and ecommerce apps. It provides the secure and reliable data storage and retrieval that makes dynamic, personalized websites possible. cPanel &…
So Long 2020, Hello 2021
We can certainly all agree that the year 2020 delivered some unique and unprecedented challenges, both in business and our personal lives. As a result, we’ve been presented with a particular and unusual perspective from…
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in December 2020
See full table Choopa.com finished 2020 as the most reliable hosting company site in December, with no failed requests and the fastest average connection time. Choopa.com topped the table four times in 2020, more than…
Join The Club: The Growing Subscription Service Model
How many subscription services are you currently subscribed to? Chances are, you have more than you realize. Subscription services have become the preferred model for digital assets and have changed customers’ ownership and purchasing power in…